diphenyl

[daɪˈfiːnaɪɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

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noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl English diphenyl From di- + phenyl.

diphenyls (plural)

denagliptin denaverine dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane diphenhydramine diphenoxylate diphenylacetylene diphenylamide diphenylbutadiene diphenylcyanoarsine diphenylcyclopropenone diphenylguanidine

diphenyl ether polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate

biphenyl

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How do you pronounce diphenyl?

The recorded pronunciation is [daɪˈfiːnaɪɫ].

What does diphenyl mean?

Synonym of biphenyl.

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